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ArticleTomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.)2025

Qualitative and Quantitative Computed Tomography Analyses of Lung Adenocarcinoma for Predicting Spread Through Air Spaces.

Fumi Kameda, Yoshie Kunihiro, Masahiro Tanabe, Masatoshi Nakashima, Taiga Kobayashi, Toshiki Tanaka, Yoshinobu Hoshii, Katsuyoshi Ito

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Fumi KamedaDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Yoshie KunihiroDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5730-211X
Masahiro TanabeDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0302-4257
Masatoshi NakashimaDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Taiga KobayashiDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Toshiki TanakaDepartment of Surgery and Clinical Science, Division of Chest Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1183-3636
Yoshinobu HoshiiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Katsuyoshi ItoDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesSpread through air spaces (STAS) is defined as the spread of tumor cells into the parenchymal alveolar space beyond the margins of the main tumor, and it is associated with worse clinical outcomes in resected lung adenocarcinoma. This study aimed to evaluate the preoperative computed tomography (CT) findings of primary lung adenocarcinoma in surgically resected T1 cases and to compare CT findings with and without STAS.

methodsA total of 145 patients were included in this study. The following factors were evaluated on CT images: nodule type (pure ground-glass nodule [GGN], part-solid nodule, or solid nodule), margin (smooth or irregular), the presence of lobulation, spicula, cavity, calcification, central low attenuation, peripheral opacity (well-defined or ill-defined), air bronchogram, satellite lesions, pleural retraction, pulmonary emphysema, and interstitial pneumonia; CT values (maximum, minimum, and mean); volume (tumor and solid component); and diameter (tumor and solid component). CT criteria were compared between the presence and absence of STAS.

resultsLobulation and central low attenuation were significantly more frequent in patients with STAS (

conclusionsQuantitative and qualitative analyses are useful for differentiating between the presence and absence of STAS.

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AdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungLung NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective Studieslung adenocarcinomamultivariate analysisquantitative analysisspread through air spacesX-ray-computed tomography

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PMCPMC12298125

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